# SDR AALA202110041566

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 29, 2021
- Submitted: October 4, 2021
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N540UW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540UW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-231
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 4107
- Aircraft time: 37,562 hours, 14,786 cycles
- System (JASC): [5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5510)
- Part: Hinge Arm
- Condition: Excess Play
- Location: Zone 300 - Stabs
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202110041566

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR #3 HINGE ARM HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY ON THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPLACED HINGE ARM PER AMM 55-16-42-400-001-A.

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